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Travelers Can Tap Into Free Wi-Fi Across State
Iowa's Rest Areas, Welcome Centers Now All Have Access

POSTED: 1:03 pm CDT July 27, 2005
UPDATED: 1:12 pm CDT July 27, 2005

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Drivers can now tap into free wireless Internet service at all state-run rest areas and welcome centers.

The Iowa Department of Transportation said it now has the nation's first statewide wireless network through a partnership with I Spot Networks, according to a news release.

In order to access the network, travelers need a device that uses the wireless 802.11b protocol, the release said.